Homicide rate in Martinique
Martinique: Homicide rate was 2.75 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Martinique, 2004–2009
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
Martinique recorded 2.75 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 35.1% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.
That places Martinique 85th out of 179 regions with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near Martinique
- 82 Turkey 3.23 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 83 Liberia 3.09 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 84 India 2.82 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 86 Lithuania 2.63 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 87 Andorra 2.58 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 88 Myanmar 2.58 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Martinique
- Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks (2021)
- Homicides 11 homicides (2009)
- Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 2.75 homicides per 100,000 population (2009)
- Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 2.75 homicides per 100,000 population (2009)
- Homicides 8 deaths (2016)
- Child homicide rate 0 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)
- Homicide rate by age of the victim 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)
- Homicide rate 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Martinique?
- Homicide rate in Martinique was 2.75 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Martinique?
- The highest recorded value was 5.74 homicides per 100,000 population in 2006.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Martinique?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.75 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009.
- How does Martinique rank for homicide rate?
- Martinique ranks 85th out of 179 regions with data for 2009.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Martinique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Martinique data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.